Police: Speed tied to teen car crash

YORK, Maine — Two men escaped serious injury when the 2011 BMW they were in sideswiped multiple trees on Brixham Road early Friday afternoon, the police said.

Susan Morse

YORK, Maine — Two men escaped serious injury when the 2011 BMW they were in sideswiped multiple trees on Brixham Road early Friday afternoon, the police said.

The single-vehicle crash occurred at 12:40 p.m. in front of a residence at 55 Brixham Road, near Grain Surfboards and Hemlock Ridge Lane.

Preliminary findings point to speed being a contributing factor in the crash, according to a prepared statement from York police Sgt. Brian Curtin.

The vehicle failed to negotiate a curve and crossed the center line of the road, striking multiple trees, Curtin said. The car then re-entered the road and continued south, crossing back across the road and coming to rest on a lawn by a barn, he said. The driver's side of the car was severely damaged and a back tire was missing.

Driver Daniel Langenheim, 19, 31 Levitt Farm Lane, York, suffered minor facial lacerations and was treated at the scene by York Ambulance personnel and released, according to Curtin. Passenger Jared Petruzzella, 19, no address given, was uninjured, according to Curtin. The fact both occupants were wearing their seatbelts resulted in only minor injuries, he said.

The York Village Fire Department and York Ambulance were dispatched to the call. York Fire Department personnel assisted in closing that area of Brixham Road for about two hours while the York Police Reconstruction team reconstructed the crash.

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